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Author:

Yang, Saili

Title:

Reproducing kernel finite volume methods for dynamic brittle fracture

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Reproducing kernel finite volume methods
Meshfree methods
Dynamic fracture
Cohesive zone methods
Phase-filed modelling

File:

Download SailiYangDissertationFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Pinlei Chen, Major Field Member
Charles Bakis, Outside Field Member
Christian Peco, Outside Unit Member
Mike Hillman, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jafari, Khashayar

Title:

Facilitating the use of impure calcined clays as cementitious material for concrete production

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Supplementary cementitious materials
Purification techniques
Ternary mixtures
Reactivity tests
Concrete performance
one-part geopolymer

File:

Download PhD_dissertation__Khashayar-Jafari_.pdf

Committee Members:

Farshad Rajabipour, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sridhar Komarneni, Outside Unit Member
Christopher Gorski, Outside Field Member
Aleksandra Radlinska, Major Field Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Taglieri, David

Title:

Urban Traffic Network Operations: Roundabouts vs. Signalized Intersections

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

traffic
traffic control
roundabout
roundabouts
macroscopic fundamental diagram
network exit function
transportation
engineering
MFD
NEF

File:

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Committee Members:

Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
Vikash V. Gayah, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric T. Donnell, Committee Member
S. Ilgin Guler, Committee Member

Author:

Zeng, Kun

Title:

Sensing Mechanism and Real-time Computing for Reference-free Railroad Bridge Displacement Monitoring

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Railroad Bridge
Displacement Monitoring
Sensing Mechanism
Reference-free
Smart Computing
Data Fusion

File:

Download Dissertation_KUN_ZENG.pdf

Committee Members:

Jungwoo Ryoo, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tong Qiu, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hai Huang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ming Xiao, Major Field Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fan, Liyan

Title:

Evaluating the impact of a constructed floodplain wetland on water quality in an urban stream in State College, PA

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Best Management Practice
pollutants removal efficiency
constructed floodplain wetlands
Chesapeake Bay

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Version_Liyan_Fan__3_.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
Lauren Mc Phillips, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Committee Member
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Committee Member

Author:

Sheikh, Bahman

Title:

The Behavior of a Granular Flow from Collapsing, to Spreading and Sliding Down a Frictional Incline

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics method
Soil-structure interaction
frictional Boundary condition
Granular material
Granular flow
Impact force
Landslide
Landslide runout
High performance computing
Statistics
SPH
LBM
Drag force

File:

Download Dissertation_BahmanSheikh_AfterDefense4.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick Fox, Major Field Member
Tong Qiu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hai Huang, Major Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yocum, Rebeka

Title:

Socialization of Safety: An Investigation into the Impact Socioeconomic Factors Have on Crash Frequency, Severity, Risk, and Cost in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

transportation safety
crash frequency
crash severity
crash risk
crash cost
statistical analysis
socioeconomics

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Committee Members:

Eric Donnell, Major Field Member
S. Ilgin Guler, Major Field Member
John Hughes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Vikash Gayah, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Eck, Andrew

Title:

Evaluating Dust Suppressant Efficacy and Roadbed Stability of Dirt and Gravel Roads

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

dirt and gravel roads
dust suppression
OGPW
oil and gas produced water
dust
oil and gas wastewater
road spreading
dust palliative
road dust

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Committee Members:

Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
Nathaniel Warner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Committee Member

Author:

Zeng, Yi Xuan

Title:

hydraulics and performance evaluations of fish passages based on computational fluid dynamics and individual-based methods

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

fish passage design
fish behavior
individual-based model (IBM)
biased random walk model.
rock weirs
realistic rock weir modeling
numerical modeling

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Committee Members:

Xiaofeng Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Margaret Byron, Outside Unit & Field Member
Peggy Johnson, Major Field Member
Lauren McPhillips, Major Field Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Bing

Title:

Model development and application on coupled hyporheic exchange flux in river-hyporheic zones

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Hydrology
hyporheicFoam
Hyporheic exchange flux
OpenFOAM
Transient storage model
mass transfer coefficient
hyporheic zone
heterogeneous

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Committee Members:

Li Li, Major Field Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ying Pan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lauren McPhillips, Major Field Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair